Heroscape Proves Fun For All Game Types

I picked up the Dungeons and Dragons Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark not long ago and finally had a chance to play with my son.I was surprised to find a game that we both enjoyed and has my friends (which are my age) scrambling to buy their own sets. The basic game comes with [...]

Review: Save the Humans—6th Mega’s Puff Pufffor iPhone

Some people are fond of saying that it isn’t the Earth that needs saving—the Earth will be around long after we’re gone. No, it’s we humans who need saving from ourselves. (Need evidence? Look no further than the Gulf, where another oil rig just caught fire.) 6th Mega is a new indie game developer dedicated [...]

Review: Save the Humans—6th Mega’s Puff Pufffor iPhone

Some people are fond of saying that it isn’t the Earth that needs saving—the Earth will be around long after we’re gone. No, it’s we humans who need saving from ourselves. (Need evidence? Look no further than the Gulf, where another oil rig just caught fire.) 6th Mega is a new indie game developer dedicated [...]

Social Media That Believes All Stalkers Ain’t All Bad

While privacy issues have been a major concern for many of Facebook's 500+ million users, you might think their new "Subscribe To" feature would put them over the top. Actually in this instance, I think the new service -even though some ar...

Top 10 Obscure Superheroes Who Deserve Their Own Movies (GeekDad Wayback Machine)

For every Batman, there’s a Matter-Eater Lad. For every X-Men, there’s a Legion of Super-Pets. There are comic book characters and groups who make it big, and there are those who never find a lasting audience. Only now and then do the obscure characters get noticed, and even more rarely do they get the [...]

Top 10 Obscure Superheroes Who Deserve Their Own Movies (GeekDad Wayback Machine)

For every Batman, there’s a Matter-Eater Lad. For every X-Men, there’s a Legion of Super-Pets. There are comic book characters and groups who make it big, and there are those who never find a lasting audience. Only now and then do the obscure characters get noticed, and even more rarely do they get the [...]

The JVN Design Challenge: VEX Marvels

My co-worker, Director of Product Development for VEX Robotics  John V-Neun, has proposed a challenge on his blog. John is looking for a marvelous VEX robot that is cool, fun, and either autonomous or intuitive to control. It does not have to be all VEX but the key components should be VEX. I’d also suggest making [...]